Pillow-sham



(No Model.)

0. L. WORK.

PILLOW SHAM.

Patented SeptfQO, 1881;

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. WORK, OF FREELAND, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 247,458, dated September 20, 1881. Application filed July 28, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES L. WORK, of

' Freeland, in the county of Muskiugum and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pillow-Shams, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front perspective view of my improvement, havinga portion of the end broken away, showing the pillow 0. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts,

The invention consists of a pillow-sham made of papier-mach, or other suitable stifl'material, in the form of a pillow, with an opening in its back for the insertion 'of an ordinary pillow, as will be hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A represents the ends,and B the body, ofone ofmy improved pillow-Shams. The ends A are made oval, or of other suitable shape, and the bodyB is curved, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

In the back of the sham A B is formed a large opening, through which the pillow is inserted. This opening is made smaller than the body of the sham, so as to leave a flange, c, all around the said opening to keep the pillow in place. The pillow is indicated at 0, Fig. 1.

The sham A B is made of papier-mach, or other suitable material, molded into the desired form and painted white, or of any desired color. The shanis can be made plain, or they can be ornamented to any desired extent.

With this construction the shams will be much cheaper than the large pillows now used for dressing beds, and which are nearly useless for sleeping purposes.

These shams will always keep their shape, and will hold large and smallpillows with equal facility.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As an improved article of manufacture, a pillow-sham made substantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of a stiff casein the form of a pillow, with an opening in its back, as set forth.

CHARLES LOT WORK. 

